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Comment by jcalvinowens

7 days ago

No you can't, the cooldown period is started by the new upstream release. So if you follow this "rule" you're guaranteed to be behind the latest upstream release.

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woodruffw  7 days ago

I don't understand what you mean. The cooldown period is something you decide to enforce; you can always override it. It's your prerogative as a responsible engineer to decide the boundaries of policy enforcement.

  • jcalvinowens  7 days ago

    I mean, you can do anything you want. But you're inventing a new definition of "cooldown" different than TFA...

    • woodruffw  7 days ago

      I wrote TFA, so I can ensure you that this is what I meant :-)

      (Can you say more about what you found unclear in the post? The post definitely does not say "thou shall not update before the cooldown," the argument was that cooldowns are a great default. Engineers are fundamentally always expected to exercise discretion because, per the post, there's no single, sound, perfect solution to supply chain risks.)

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